The temperature in Beijing soared above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time since 2014 and broke the record for the hottest day in June, with heatwaves that had seared northern China a week earlier expected to persist through the weekend.
A weather station in the southern suburbs of Beijing recorded 40.7C (105.3 Fahrenheit) at 2:30 p.m. (0630 GMT), according to the municipal weather bureau, marking the first breach of the 40C threshold since May 29, 2014.
